SHEET FEEDING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An attachably/detachably sheet feeding unit includes a main body part, a pair of side cursors, a pair of cursor racks, a pinion and a holding member. On the main body part having a bottom plate, a sheet is placed. The side cursors are supported by the bottom plate to slide in a width direction of the sheet to restrict a position of the sheet in the width direction. The cursor racks respectively extend from the side cursors in opposing directions in the width direction. The pinion is engaged with the cursor racks. The holding member has a shaft support part rotatably supporting the pinion, is attachable/detachable to/from the bottom plate, and then, is supported to the bottom plate to move in the width direction while the pinion is engaged with the cursor racks, and is fixed to the bottom plate in an optional position in the width direction.

主权项

1. A sheet feeding unit, that is attachable to and detachable from an apparatus main body, comprising:
a main body part having a bottom plate and configured to be arranged on which a sheet is placed; a pair of side cursors supported by the bottom plate so as to slide in a width direction of the sheet to restrict a position of the sheet in the width direction; a pair of cursor racks respectively extending from the pair of side cursors in directions opposing to each other in the width direction of the sheet; a pinion engaged with the pair of cursor racks; and a holding member having a shaft support part rotatably supporting the pinion, wherein the holding member is attachable to and detachable from the bottom plate, and configured to be supported so as to move in the width direction of the sheet with respect to the bottom plate in a state that the engagement of the pinion with the pair of cursor racks is maintained, and to be fixed to the bottom plate in any optional position in the width direction of the sheet.